President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian attended the inauguration of the statue of statesman Aram Manukyan today in downtown Yerevan.

The inauguration was attended by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Catholicos of the Armenian Church Garegin II and numerous governmental officials.

The president laid flowers at the statue.

Aram Manukyan was the founder of the First Republic of Armenia, a statesman and military leader, who led the self-defense of Van.